Can't see bottom of window?

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 9 Dec 2016 13:44:00 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 09:05:20PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> > At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:08:16 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 01:54:36PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> > > > At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:40:03 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 01:32:39PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> > > > > > At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 17:34:37 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I'm running GnuCash 2.6.14 on OpenSuse Tumbleweed and Gnome
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I can't get GnuCash to sit inside the physical display. It's displaying below
> > > > > > > the bottom of the actual window so I've no idea what's down there. I can't
> > > > > > > move the window up past the top edge so bottom edge just can't be reached to
> > > > > > > resize. I'm not being allowed to maximise.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Has anybody encountered that and what's the fix?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > You *should* be able to grab the the top window manager border (above the 
> > > > > > title), and drag it down -- any *sane* WM will let you resize from any of the 
> > > > > > four borders.  This will "shorten" the window.  *Then* you can drag 
> > > > > > the title bar to move the window up. 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > If Metacity (Gnome's window manager), won't let you do that, you can install a 
> > > > > > *sane* window manager that will let you do that (fvwm for example).  Then 
> > > > > > scrap Metacity and use fvwm instead (yes it is possible to do that).  
> > > > > 
> > > > > All of that works on any other window but for some reason GnuCash appears to
> > > > > have a limit set so that I can grab the top of the window to resize it but not
> > > > > any shorter then it currently is. As you have outlined I can resize any
> > > > > window, just not GnuCash which has this limit.
> > > > 
> > > > Which GnuCash window? *I* can shorten GnuCash's account or transaction windows
> > > > down to *silly* shortness -- shows 2 accounts in the account window, or 10
> > > > transactions in the transaction (basic ledger) in GnuCash 2.4.15 (which is 
> > > > what I have with CentOS 6).  This is with FVWM as the window manager.
> > > > 
> > > > How small is your display?  Don't tell me you have a 480x640 screen?  Really?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Not really ;-) 1366x768 but I'll grant you I could use a new computer. Maybe
> > > Santa will bring me one.
> > 
> > That is the same resolution I have.  My *computer* can do a larger resolution, 
> > but my (fairly new) monitor can't -- it is not ginormous, since I don't have 
> > room for a ginormous screen.  As it is it does not fit well.
> > 
> > > 
> > > I have the accounts window open with 22 accounts on the display.
> > 
> > Is the Scheduled Transaction Editor on one of the tabs?  It should be possible 
> > to shrink down the *accounts window* to show only a few (2?) accounts with a 
> > scrollbar to show the rest.  The *Scheduled Transaction Editor* wants to be a 
> > large window (with a calendar of upcoming payments indicated), so if it is one 
> > of the tabs, it will lock the window into a large size.  What happens 
> > when you close that *tab*?
> 
> Brilliant thanks for your help! I've never used Scheduled Transactions, as
> yet, but you were on the right track. I had opened a Bill through "Business"
> -> "Vender" -> "Find Bill" The bill in question is a one line bill but for
> some reason it increases the size of the GnuCash Window and won't allow
> reduced size. Even though it's a one line bill that doesn't need screen size.

OK, *I* have never used Business->Vender->Find Bill (I have used the 
Business->Customer->Find Invoice, but I have set my preferences to always open 
stuff in *new windows*, not tabs -- I *loath* tabs).  I think some of the 
dialog boxes have a certain amount of "scenery" and when as a tab, *add* that 
scenery to the base window scenery, which can result in a "too large" window.

> 
> I tried with FVWM2 and compiled GnuCash from source opening it, which pulled
> in my accounts, my tabs and had the same problem.
> 
> Anyhow strange problem but I've closed the Bill in question and I now know
> about the second use of the Windows Key so all good. Thanks again for your
> help.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Liz mention holding ALT while moving the window but that ain't working for
> > > me. I guess I'll have to try and install another window manager but this is
> > > perculiar to GnuCash. If I install FVWM and it acts the same I'm taking the
> > > rest of the day off.
> > > 
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